Gliwice, Poland has been chosen as the location for Swantec’s 12th Advances in Resistance Welding & Mechanical Joining conference. It will take place November 4th to 6th 2026.
Swantec’s SORPAS, a FEA welding simulation software, is a powerful tool to help optimize resistance welding and mechanical joining applications. It is used worldwide by virtually all major automotive OEM companies and countless other manufacturing companies.
Submissions are due by May 31st, 2026. Paper topics include:
- State of the art and outlook in resistance welding and mechanical joining.
- Challenges in welding and assemblies with new materials, AHSS, die-cast aluminums etc.
- Welding and joining of dissimilar materials.
- Welding and joining of battery cells, modules, packs and power electronics.
- Welding equipment, machines, electrodes, tip dressing and tooling techniques.
- Intelligent welding process control and monitoring and weld quality inspections.
- Digitalization of welding and joining, simulations, optimizations, digital twins and AI.
- Mechanical joining (SPR and clinching) and hybrid joining techniques.